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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1907.
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ARMY-NAVY GAME SATURDAY’S FOOTBALL FEATURE
| EDITED BY '
I P.H. WHITING
! NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS i
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By PERCY H. WHITING.
Well, you can bid the football gpason a fond farewell on “this-
day and date.”
The Army-Navy frame ends it.
There may be some nthletie club or semi-professional
“doings,” hut they do not deserve to he classed along with real
football.
Captain R. E. Wright, nssistont commissioner of agriculture,
is all right when he says that there ought to be a shorter game
season in Georgia.
November 15 to February 15 is none too long.
But what’s the use of shortening the game season when the
present law is not enforced?
As things stand now the law is one thing, but the enforce
ment is another—and the “another" practically means—open
season January 1 to .January 1 for those who do not care what
laws they break.
Game laws are a joke unless they arc enforced.
Now what are you going to do about itt
They’ll fall for most anything in New Orleans, but if they
swallow that racing by electric light scheme then it’s time for
all the gold brick and shell game men in the country to go there
and operate. For no game of the three mentioned has anything
much on the other.
Racing by electric light, even if it were conducted on the
best track in America and under flic fairest and strictest racing
officials in the world, would be a doubtful betting proposition.
The opportunities for unfair tactics would be more than some of
the iockies, owners and bookmakers could stand.
It is hard enough to keep racing decent and elenn by day
light. It is impossible to do so by electric light.
A proposition like that is up to the newspapers. If-they will
Stand out against it they can put it out of business. But those
papers in New Orleans have stood for doubtful looking hosing
matches, worse looking wrestling bouts and Sunday merry-go-
round racing. So it would hardly be the part of conaistency to
stick at racing by electric light.
Gee, hut that night rncing is going to mnke a strong argu
ment for those “improvement of the breed” chaps.
It seems to he a hard matter to .jet the public straightened
out on n couple of points which cropped up at the recent meeting
of the executive committee of the S. I. A. A. in Atlanta.
On these points Dr. W. L. Dudley, president of the S. I. A.
A., writes:
Dear Pore}-: I have had to correct some of the false state
ments which appeared In an Atlanta paper Sunday. You know
the Tech plan of reimbursing Sima Is not the “Vanderbilt plan,”
and It was never so stated nor claimed.
Hope you will set the public right In regard to this.
Professor Santord said to Professor Holmes and Dr. Wlgglna
at supper Saturday night, referring to the Shipp evidence, “Dr.
Wiggins. I do not think there la a thing In It. I do not consider
It worth Investigating." Yours,
Nashville. Tenn., Nov. 25. DUDLEY.
COULDN’T BEAT
Local bike fans are glad to know that Bobby Wulthour will
ride in the nix-day race again this year.
Bobby got much the worst of it last year in the big event,
but he is f .g nt it again,.and if he hns a partner who is worth u
hang he ought to finish first. At long grinds the world lias no
man who equals that yellow-haired Georgia product.
The cry against the card rebate system for college athletics
seems to be a little overdone these days.
This system is one by which a business establishment in n
college town secures a college student to represent it. This man
distributes advertisements, booms the business and takes down a
10 per "cent commission on ull business stirred up by him.
Such mi arrangement might ensi’f be abused, admittedly.
There ought to be some regulations in regard to faculty super
vision of all such arrangements.
But if such an arrangement is on the square there is no rea
son why it should not be allowed.
A college athlete is entitled to work his way through col
lege just as any man is.- That much ought to he admitted. Ilia
opportunities for doing so are decidedly limited. Any honest
means of earning his living should not he taken from him.
Doubtless the S. I. A. A. nt its annual meeting will tnke up
this matter.
If it should pass regulations which provided that no man can
represent a business outside the college town, thnt every con
tract entered into should be ratified bj the faculty, and that all
payments by the business house should be made to the student
representative through the faculty, there ought to be little
ehanee for an evasion of even the spirit of tin* rules.
Some such arrangement ns this would effectually do away
with any "funny business” and would put this student repre
sentative deal on the right basis.
ARMY TEAM FAVORED
IN GAME WITH NAVY
Odds Are 8 to 5 But Middies Think They
Will Win and Game Will Be a
Brilliant Event.
PbUflrWphlfi, Nor. 30,—Good old Quaker
town wn* nil ngng tot’ny, on it always In
.rhen tin* Army and Nary meet In their an
nual footlmn «*ontest. The cadetr from
West Point rule favorite* nt 8 to 6.
Thu great college gnuie hns a fascination
for riiTlntleIf>hiaiiM «uch an is held by few
other people In flia land, nnd the Utah? old
town turned Itself loone with all the Are.
vim and fervor of a little Coney Island
today to greet the husky, sturdy uthletes
of West Point nnd Annapolis In their yearly
gridiron struggle.
Patriotism Is mixed In great big doses,
too. with tho native love of 'football, and
the two forces combined form a mixture
that causes the old town to froth and bub
ble with an effervescence that Is surprising
to the casual visitor.
Visitors arc arriving this morning from
New' York, West Point, A nun polls nnd
Washington, and there are lots of visitors
crowding tho hotels where the tennis nre
stopping. It is an army of pIcasarc-Meckera
a ini the great Interest in tho event, with
the nlb|>ervndlng plnv-splrft. leveled classes
nnd the general public rubbed elbows with
generals, admirals, senators nnd representa
tives In a most demoerstje way.
Both the soldier boys and the sailor hoys
appeared supremely confident in the ability
±\Mr respect I re teams, and they wera
ready to back their opinions with the coin
of tne land.
No money was fisshed-by a middy that
wan not covered on the spot amt without
uulhtde hy the cadet, nnd it was exactly
the same when any supporter of the army
made any speculative proposition,
> Tho betting at Franklin Field when
the rival clans assemble and become
carried away with the excitement of
the scene may change so that one
team or the other may be the favorite
at short notice.
Ltne-up:
Army, Position. Navy,
Besson left end Demott
Weeks left tackle ... Northcroft
Erwin left guard Stuart
Phlloon center Sllngluff
Mqss right guard Wright
Fowler right tackle ... Shaffroth
Stearns right end Dague
Mountford ... quarterback Lange
Scarlcs .. left half bdek . Douglas (c.)
Smith (c.) .. right halfback .. Spencer
Beavers fullback Jones
BYRD AND MARYE MEET IN
THE TRAWICK CUP FINALS
BOCOCK AND SMITH NOT SUSPENDED;
THEIR INVESTIGATION COMES SOON
WALTHOUR CARRIES
A $50,000 ROLL
New York. Nov. 30.—The appear- jthe protest and the following riders did I
•nee :>f Bobby Walthour In New York I "ot *oem to care.. They ore absolutely
j-.nnnn the I l ’»rel*»* about the danger of being!
with a bank roll olnttn * ' killed, anyway. In the next race the!
fact that he hi h ridden before a million pacemaker rode too clo*<* to homebody |
of spectators during his season abroad ! and threw him. Five men went down
and tha further Information that In and a timer named Wolf, stunrilng at
the edge of the truck, was killed* |
"At Rpandau. Berlin, a pacemaker hit
kpeclnl to The Georgian.
Athens, Oa., Nov. 30.—Georgia’s vic
tory over Auburn was ns distinct a
surprise to the university student body
as to tho manufacturers of football
dope that reign supreme on the .sport
ing page.
Courage, nerve and college spirit
conquered strength, weight and grid
iron knowledge.
Coachless and cnptalnless, the red
nnd blaek fought out a victory under
the most disheartening circumstances.
Captain Kyle Hmith was not permit
ted by Professor Sanford to go Into the
contest, and Couch Bocock was not
even allowed to stay on the side lines.
Georgia’s reinstatement as a member
of the 8. I. A. A. was coupled wjth tne
condition that the records of both
Smith and Bocock be Investigated. Of
ficial notification of the executive com
mittee’s findings was received In Ath
ens on Tuesday last. An Investigation
being Impossible, because of lack of
time, a decision was reached to the
effect already mentioned. The members
of the faculty were anxious to avoid
the very suspicion of evil, and to abide
not only by the letter but also the spirit
of the committee’s report.
The Inquiry will be held shortly.
Nothing along this Ur.o has as yet been
done. All rumors to the effect that
Bocock and Smith have been found
guilty of practices In violation of the
S. I. A. A. rules are absolutely unfound
ed in fact.
Smith has not been suspended ns
captain of the team. Bocock has not
been suspended an coach. Their con
nection with the playing of profession,
uls on the Georgia team has not yet
been scrutinized by the faculty. Neither
Bocock nor Smith has been examined.
Neither will be condemned unheard.
Professor Sanford has not suspended
them, the widespread report to the
contrary notwithstanding* -He-merely
directed them not to act In their re
spective capacities, ns coach and cap
tain, In the Auburn gome, because he
was unwilling In any manner to lay
the conduct of Georgia open to misin
terpretation or criticism.-
The, final round of the tournament
for tho Trawlck cup will played Sat
urday afternoon over the course of the
Atlanta Athletic Club nt Fast Lake.
The players will tee off About 1:30.
Tho contest has narrowed down to
F. Q. Byrd, the club champion for two
years, and P. Thornton Marye, *..ho will
play eighteen holes for the handsome
trophy offered by Sam Trawlck, of Now
York.
Mr. Marye gets three strokes' handi
cap over his opponent, and this ought
to even matters materially.
A big gallery will be out to see the
match, and It ought to be one of the
best of the season. Both players are
at the top of their form at present.
AUTO CLUB OF AMERICA
TAKES ON ORMOND MEET
Big Attendance Expected at
Y. M. C. A. Basket Ball Games
The Young* Men’s Christian Associa
tion Basket Ball League will play the
second of the first series of games
at the association gyninnslum .Satur
day night, Immediately following the
short class session, which begins
promptly at, 8:15 o’clock.
A large attendance Ir expected.
Ladles especially ure invited to at-
Rain Interfered
With Golf Tourney
tend.
SfMH'Isl to The Georgian.
^ • . . i Macon, Go., Nov. 30.—Twenty-six
- |on Thtro ,s no charge for admls- [ payers took part in the eighteen-hole
f golf tournament at the Log Cabin
Club Thursday afternoon, but rain
stepped the sport before the last
The games to be played will be with
the Yh vs. Cb, and the Ms vs. As.
The standing of the teams to date Is
ns follows:
Played. Won. s Lost.
TEAM-
Y
-.1
0
P.C.
1,000
1,000
.000
.000
OOOOOQOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOO|
O SMITH HAS SIGNED
O TWO MORE PLAYER8. O
o O
Burkett, a pitcher, and Hand her. O I
O an Intleidcr, have been signed by O |
O Billy Smith for the Atlanta team 0 I
0 of 1908. O |
O Both played with the Brnddock, O j
O Pa., team last season. O
O Q
OOOCuOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
FREAK MOTORCYCLE.
An English motorcycle designer has
produced *vbM is appropriately term
ed u ’•stand-up" Aiachlne, although Its
real name Is the Max. The wheels are
very small; and the-machinery Is quite
close to the ground. There Is no seat,
and the rider stands upon footboards
which are on cither side and slightly
forward of the point at which the rear
wheel comes In contact with the
ground. An these hoards hgve a clear
ance of not anore than 2 Inches, a poor
Germany a crowd of 55.000 Is not ex
traordinary, would tend to bwfe the
Impression that Interest In bicycling Is
not abandoned.
Walthour looked as chi
man naturally might look whose in
come from bicycle racing during the
past ten years has amounted t
SI 50.000.
rosslng the track and killed
him. When 1 fell I was laid out cold.
The doctors looked me over and or-
ful as a ! tiered the attendants t| throw a blan-
. v, «„ | ket over me to hide tne ’corpse’ from
n * ,n * ! the spectators.
"My wife forced her way In and told
about j them lo take the blanket off so 1 could
breathe. The doctor said: ’Oh. he
ALL-STAR AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS
BATTING —
Cobb, Detroit, rf 350
Crawford, Detroit, cf .323
Stone, St. LouK If 320
Chase. New York, lb 287
Lajoie. Cleveland, 2b 299
Nichols, Philadelphia, ss 302
Collins. Philadelphia. 3b 279
McFarland, Chicago, c 283
Orth, New York, p ...321
*..^90
cf
FIELDING—
Ilalitt ii'tig'i. i
.Sullivan. Boston,
June, Detroit, If..
Donahue, I'hlcngo, lb
I.ajoi?. Cleveland, lib
Turner, Cleveland, «*
Bradley, Cleveland, 3b...
Schreck, I’hlWdelphln, c 983
Whlfp, Chicago, p .* 9SB
975
.971
.994
.999
.95*1
938
Ten
Average
307. Team Average
. .973
matt-hen of the -tuallfylng round could
be played,
In order to allow all the golfer* a
chance to qualify for the Christmas
tournament, the time for the comple
tion of the flret round haa been ex
tended to December 24.
The play at the Cabin" began at 9
o’clock nnd the link* were crowded
with player* until about 1, when the
rain etarted.
A great deal of Intereet I* being
ehown In the tournament, aa It la the
largest ever held by the member* of
the *.’ubln, nnd more than fifty of the
bent player* have entered.
Jinny beautiful loving cupe and other
trophlex have been offered to the va
rious winner*.
or uneven highway .might furnish the
rider with the aurprUe of hi* life. A
mntorocyclc upon which the rider can
■stand - on one foot would seem to be
the next problem for designer* to at
tack.
New York. Nov. 30.—The question
of the management of the. forthcoming
Ormond-Dayton Beach race* ha* been
decided. Th* Automobile Club of
America director* voted to. Join hand*
with the Florida East Coast Automo
bile Association In the -romotlon and
management of the sixth annual meet,
which has been scheduled to take place
In March.
The past five tournaments have been
conducted by the Florida East Coast
Automobile Association, which built a
club house ott the beach at Daytona,
These meets have been productive of
world’s records from one to two hun
dred miles. Wishing to make the tour
nament more International In character
than formerly, the Florida East Coast
Automobile Association desired to se
cure the co-operation of some power
ful motoring body, and through nego
tiations by It* New York representa
tive. VV. J. Morgan, a proposition was
made to the Automobile Club of Amer.
lea, the pioneer automobile organiza
tion of this country, which conducted
the first automobile shows, endurance
runs and race meets ever given in
America. As a promoting organisa
tion, the Automobile Club of America
Is internationally known and Is the
only organization that receives the full
recognition of the Imperial clubs of
Great Britain. Germany, Italy and the
automobile clubs of France.
The arrangements for the meet In
March will be entirely In the hands of
the contest committee of tho Automo
bile Club of America, of which Robert
Leo Morrell Is chairman. The program
of events will be made up by this com
mittee and will Include long and short
distance races, one for gentlemen ama
teur drivers, one for strictly racing cars
and one for stock cars.
The mile race for the. Sir Thomaa
Dewar trophy ,wftl take place as usual.
In order to prevent the entry of what
haa been known as "freak" care, the
committee will insist that alt car* en
tered for the mile and two-mlle-a-
mlnute races will have to qualify by
going at least twenty miles dt a mini
mum speed of about 45 seconds to the
mile.
NINE GEORGIA REGULARS
BACK FOR NEXT SEASON
gncclnl to The Georgian.
Athens, Gn„ Nov. 30.—Of the Geor
gia team which played against Au
burn. every man will return to the uni
versity next fall with the exception of
Holcomb, a sub guard, who took Ar-
rendale’s place In the second half, and
Fleming, who Ailed left half back this
season In splendid style.
Captain Kyle Smith, who did not play
Thanksgiving, Is a senior, and will
grad Bate In June.
Whether the one-year rule Is passed
the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Association or not; Georgia ought to
have a good team in 1908. With
Bostwlck, Lucas, the two Hatchers,
Colby, McWhorter. Delaperrlere, Arry>-
dale, Harmon. Newsom and Wood
ruff back, the university' will doubtless
be well represented..
It I* understood that one of the big
coaches of the country will train the
'varsity next season. Delaperrlere and
Harmon eeem to be the favorites fo*.
the 1908 captaincy.
What About This Shipp Case?
We Don’t Know the Answer
FIR8T TO BE CONVICTED
J UNDER NEW PROVISION.
Luray. Va„ Nov. 30.—John Oilllson,
a negro, was hanged at Madison yes
terday for the murder of Pearl Thom
as, a negro woman. In that county
on August 7. GlUlscn** esse was the
first In Virginia that was tried under
the provision of the new constitution
which allows, under certain conditions,
a murder case to be tried without a
Jury.
“You look In pretty goo.l shape,” he hresthe. He Is nil
_ ... through with that. You go home and
was told. ... attend to burying him.’ But she
"Pretty good for a man w ho has been I Insisted and they pulled the blanket
pronounced dead twice within a year.” I away from my face.
SOUTHERN FOOTBALL SCORES OF U907
replied he.
In answer to an expression of sur
prise. he went on:
"Yes. twice In Germany they threw
a blanket to ‘covy the corpse/ Those
German tracks are the most dangerous
In the world. I ’will never ride on
them again. They are all of cement.
Two men were killed outright an*I sev
eral more badly Injured In the five
races I rode In In Germany. I fell in
four .races out of the five. Once I was
sent to the hospital for five days, and
a queer thing about that fall Is 1 can’t
being In a hospital or any of the peo
ple who visited me.
"In another race 1 protested one o
the pacemaker* riding for Verbeet, the
crowded the other riders. T.o of-
u :lalz would not pay any attention to
guess that saved my life. They j ALABAMA— *
tr*»k me to a hospital. The same thing » £ J!K rv, i ,# * , —
happened on another occasion. They J l»t»i ••
discovered signs of life and again took I JlwJSIT
me to the hospital. When I came to i» rent ml .....
they were going to give tne chloroform ii Auburn
before sewing up the cuts In my head. * L. 8. 1*
I yelled and tny wife came In. Tit* 5 Twiiiwp.* ..
did the sewing without chloroforming' ~
tne. I guess chloroform would have
killed me In that condition.”
Tots!*
AltKANSAS -
0 1 Diked
!3 Drury
6 st. Dtuis ....
Texas
i 12 Tech ....
1 12
‘3 Mctver .
6 AhtlKtitiit
0 Georgia
- 22 Maryville
113 North Garollii*.. 6
( 0 Auburn ,12
*5 Drufd*on .
’’THE PROTEST OF CHRISTU?t«i*„. u|
it i. a. f
AGAINST THE DRY ROT OF
THE LAW.”
Eon. Hooper Alexander.
111(1 iHKcniaacia i imiifi »or vciucei, ur l » » n - ,
Bdigtan. The pacemaker roda too close | Y. M. C. A. Sunday, December 1,
3:30 P. M.
48 Tots I* 32
• KOUtll A
I tahhjncgt
HOWARD— MISS. A. A M.-
.> H, \\. f. V W j s if i« t»
» Auburn ‘ J* *’ ‘ ’
5 Miss. A. A M. ..12 OBewo!»•*»*
0 Tit In lie 13 12 Howard
MKIU'Ell-
d Florida .
t» Georgia .
12 Howard .
;i Total* ...
ArnriiN-
2! Mantg. A
23 Howard .
3 Maryville*
34 Gordon ..
8 Kvwnticc
—1 0 ToiiiieiiiMH*
Itt If error .
J 0 Alal.iima .
<5 T«i b ....
o ftwvnno*
i tf Au!>nro .
121 in 8. \V. B. I’
-I 75 Mor. t r ....
6 Drury ....
11 ».. 8. I*. ..
4 Tennessee
••3 18 Mississippi
[ 211 Totals
"■ o HimANKK-
23 Mooney
38 \\h% A. A M.
12 Auburn
TKt’H-
... 0 51 Gordon ...
70 Dahlnnega
6 Tennessee
6 Auburn ....
lo (ieorgfs ..
...38
.IV. o
....ii
1 Totals
ftl Ml8S|8Sim-
lei 0 Atatstni.i ^ —
»i <1 ifo. K(iiii« Sof. ..12 0”* ...... ...... .
0 0 8i*waiM*4> €5 12 Vlrgli.!* n
1G 0 VautkrUlU W Terti o
16 " *-
6 Total*
....13612£0 Totals
0 8c
148 Totals
TENNESSEE—
24 T. M. t*
15 Georgia
4 Tech
4 fit UI-44DI/
M M ray elite
57 IT of f bar. ..
Kentucky ...
151 Totals .* 15
VANDIvUBILT-
40 Kentucky J 0
»> Navy fi
65 How* poly D
0 Michigan 8
<*> Mississippi 0
H L .. 0
..12
241 Total* su
VIRGINIA—
5 Davidson 5
38 Itlcbuiond 0
— Kt. Johns .* 4
40 Gallnuilct 0
18 V. M. 1 17
• North furoftn.1.. i
ft KewsBec l*
5 W. A 1 6
28 Georgetown 8
4 N. f. A. 4c 31.,.10
t«f Totals 61
This Shipp case Is a puzzler.
Shortly nfter the announcement was
made that evidence had been turned
over to the S. I. A. A. to prove that
Shipp played professional ball back In
1903, W. D. Mooney, principal of the
Mooney School, which Shipp was at
tending at that time, came forward and
stated thnt he could absolutely prove
Shipp’s amateur standing at that time.
Now comes this from The Nashville
Tennessean:
"Dr. W. L. Dudley, president of the
8. 1. A. A., and Vice Chancellor Wig
gins. of Sewanee. have returned from
the S. I. A. A. meeting in Atlanta, Dr.
Dudley reaching Nashville last night.
"The chief newn of interest to local
followers of sport from what trans
pired at this meeting Is that the now
famous ‘Shipp Evidence* was turned
over to Dr. Dudley In Atlanta and from
him passed to Dr. Wiggins, vice presi
dent of this district. Dr. Wiggins will
go to the very bottom of the affair,
sifting thoroughly all the evidence, be
fore he announces his ruling.
"A significant fact regarding this, ev
idence. however/ centers around the
following circumstance—
"The evidence was chiefly gathered
by Professor Hanford, of Georgia, and
presented by him after he had held it
for two weeks.
"On Saturday night while at supper
with Dr. Wiggins and Professor Holmes
Sanford stated to Dr. Wiggins that In
his opinion the evidence was worthless
and of no value. ’I wouldn’t pay any
attention to It.* he remarked, ‘as I do
not believe It Is worth anything.
"This should settle In full the claim
made by certain Georgia adherents
that the Shipp case would be white
washed In spite of the fact that he was
guilty, ns the evidence was presented
by a man who stated soon after that It
was of no value and not to be depended
upon—the man who had filed the
charges In Georgia's behalf.
"Contrary to the general opinion, it
develops that 8hlpp Is not only Paying
his full tuition at Sewanee, but that he
has no outside Job on the mountain to
help him along. He has never attended
Sewanee upon the schblarshlp plan,
paying his way both seasons In every
detail. Last season he was connected
for a while with a store upon the moun
tain, where he full work
compensation he received, Dr. Wiggins
looking carefully Into the case after It
hud reached his attention. This season,
however, he took no outside work.
"With the admission from Sanford
that the Shipp evidence Is useless and
untrustworthy, and a complete denial .
by Shipp of all the charges. It Is hardly
likely that there can be any convic
tion."
MADE 104 POINTS. v
Special to The Gcorflnn*
Savannah, Ga.. Nov. 30.—Probably
the record score in Southern football
was made here between the Columbia
Vootball team, the Junior organisation
of Savannah, and the Xaval Reserves,
when the former team ran up 104 points
acalrnt an luldled 500“* •** ‘° r the
latter. The Junior team hod a re- of
Savannah’s last year’s star* with them,
but before the (list halt was half oyer
tney hatl run In all the suba on the
side lines. The Naval RM«rve* team 4
outweighed their opponents. Twenty-
minute halves were ployed.